What the hell, speed up the schedule by a month.

Update status and add some more details.

pep-0356.txt

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Abstract
     beta release.  Bugs may be fixed until the final release.
 
     There will be at least two alpha releases, two beta releases, and
-    one release candidate.  The release date is planned 30 September 2006.
+    one release candidate.  The release date is planned 19 August 2006.
 
 
 Release Manager
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ Release Manager
 
 Release Schedule
 
-    alpha 1: May 6, 2006 [planned]
-    alpha 2: June 3, 2006 [planned]
-    alpha 3: July 1, 2006 [planned]
-    beta 1:  July 29, 2006 [planned]
-    beta 2:  August 26, 2006 [planned]
-    rc 1:    September 16, 2006 [planned]
-    final:   September 30, 2006 [planned]
+    alpha 1: April 1, 2006 [planned]
+    alpha 2: April 29, 2006 [planned]
+    alpha 3: May 27, 2006 [planned]
+    beta 1:  June 24, 2006 [planned]
+    beta 2:  July 15, 2006 [planned]
+    rc 1:    August 5, 2006 [planned]
+    final:   August 19, 2006 [planned]
 
 
 Completed features for 2.5
@@ -67,28 +67,33 @@ Completed features for 2.5
 
 Planned features for 2.5
 
+    Target for inclusion of each feature by March 16.  At that point,
+    we should re-evaluate schedule or consider dropping feature.
+
     PEP 308: Conditional Expressions
-    (Someone volunteered on python-dev, is there progress?)
+    (Someone volunteered on python-dev, work should be starting ~ 2/25)
     Thomas Wouters has an unfinished implementation.  He can
     finish in a few days if no one else completes an implementation.
 
     PEP 328: Absolute/Relative Imports
-    (Needs volunteer, send mail python-dev if interested)
-    Thomas Wouters will volunteer if no one else is interested.
+    http://python.org/sf/1438387
 
     PEP 343: The "with" Statement
-    (nn: I have a possible volunteer.)
+    Mike Bland posted a partial patch that needs review.
+    Patch needs __future__ support for with statement.
+    (nn: I have __future__ support partially complete.)
+    http://python.org/sf/1435715
     
         Note there are two separate implementation parts:
         interpreter changes and python code for utilities.
+        The patch includes both parts.
 
     PEP 352: Required Superclass for Exceptions
     (Brett Cannon is expected to implement this.)
 
     Access to C AST from Python
 
-    Add bdist_msi to the distutils package.  (MvL wants one more
-    independent release first.)
+    Add bdist_msi to the distutils package. (MvL plans to import after pycon)
 
     Add bdist_deb to the distutils package?
     (see http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-February/060926.html)
@@ -117,6 +122,8 @@ Open issues
 
     - Review PEP  4: Deprecate and/or remove the modules
 
+    Should PEP 338 or 357 be accepted and implemented.
+
 
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